Making technology work applications in energy and the environment /

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Autor principal: Deutch, John M., 1938-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Otros Autores: Lester, Richard K. (Richard Keith), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Gasohol
  • Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies
  • Electricity from coal
  • Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants
  • Greenhouse gases and global warming
  • Nuclear power and its fuel cycle
  • Managing nuclear waste
  • Nuclear power and weapons proliferation
  • Natural gas
  • Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries
  • Synthetic fuels
  • Fuel cells for automobiles
  • Energy models and statistics
  • The government's role in innovation
  • Conclusions.